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The “platitude” principle of semantics

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  1. Department of Philosophy, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

    Avishai Margalit

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My warmest thanks to Helmut Schnelle, Hilary Putnam and Robert Nozick for helpful discussions and comments. I am especially indebted to Edna Ullmann-Margalit for helping me in form and substance. The work was supported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft.

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Margalit, A. The “platitude” principle of semantics. Erkenntnis 13, 377–395 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00160904

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